New Visions Emerging Professions
Corey Ingham
The New Visions Emerging
Professions program allows students to take part in college courses while also
exploring a specific field of interest.
This year long program offered to high school seniors allows students to
explore a possible career in justice, healthcare, or emerging professions such
as engineering, teaching, or veterinary work.
I was accepted in New Visions during
my junior year, and I was interested in learning more about possible
engineering fields in which I had an interest.
The program also allowed me to take college credit courses at SUNY
Brockport which could be transferred in the future. The opportunity to take both high school
courses, college courses, and take part in job shadowing opportunities allowed
me to take full advantage of my senior year.
My favorite part of the New Visions program is it places more individual
responsibility on yourself because it requires that you manage your own time
and assignments. Since you go on internships
twice a week and only have class three days a week, it is crucial to be
responsible and make sure you do not fall behind as it is up to you to manage
your own work. Another aspect of the
program that I greatly enjoy is the internships. They have allowed for me to explore several
different fields of engineering by visiting many different engineering
firms. Both the individual
responsibility of the program and the opportunity to tour different engineering
firms has allowed me to explore what different jobs are available in the field in
which I am interested.
My decision to take the New Visions
program throughout my senior year has opened up a realm of career opportunities
following college. The knowledge I have
gained through my internships has allowed me to narrow down the career I am
interested in pursuing as well as explore potential other areas of
interest.